Dansket Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 When RBC component (not issued in a cooler) is returned unused by Nursing, which temperature criteria do you use for re-issue, 1-6C or 1-10C? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Saikin Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 1-6; the blood is not considered transported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Eye Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 1-6 C as it was not issued in cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbostock Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1R2 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 1-10 C. I consider the units in "transport" to the patient care area and back to the blood bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deny Morlino Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 1-10 C. I consider the units in "transport" to the patient care area and back to the blood bank. This is the interpretation here as well. R1R2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBCLS Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 1-10 C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabel Adams Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 1-10 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmphil4 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) 1-10 C here too. At 1-6 C I'm not sure many units would be acceptable for reissue. Edited April 30, 2013 by jmphil4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkaw Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 1-10 C here too. I actually require units issued in a cooler for the OR to be maintained at 1-6C, as I have been told that in that situation, the blood is being temporarily stored (in the OR) instead of transported. However, we also send blood to the dialysis units and to our outpatient oncology units in small coolers. These units are being transported and not stored, so the 1-10 C rule applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz0316 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 1- 10 here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmarotto Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 1-10 C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxcall1 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 1-10C whenever I can get away with it! R1R2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRMC BB Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 We use 1-6 C. The way an AABB surveyor explained it to us (but didn't cite us on it) was the 1-6 C was used if blood left refrigerator to go for transfusion...issued for patient tranfusion. The 1-10 C was if blood left the refrigerator to go to another refrigerator...(transporting blood--if we shipped blood to another hospital) Issuing in a cooler was considered temporary storage and fell under the 1-6 C for acceptable return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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